The Language of Outcomes

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 72-80

  Jennings, Bonnie Mowinski ^a   Staggers, Nancy ^b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Clinical Information Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcomes; Outcomes management; Outcomes research; Performance; Performance measures; Report cards

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032089310     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-199806000-00008     Document Type: Article

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